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August 14, 2020
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VOL. 53 NO. 45
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Update to DePaul's fall planning
University Marketing and Communications | August 14,2020
This week, DePaul leadership sent a message to faculty, staff and students sharing plans to further reduce students' on-campus presence in the fall by shifting more classes online and limiting residence hall occupancy.
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Bioethicist shares perspective on university's approach to health monitoring
University Marketing and Communications | August 14, 2020
Craig Klugman, a professor of bioethics and health humanities in the College of Science and Health, has been involved with DePaul's COVID-19 response efforts since the university moved courses and most operations online in the spring. In this interview, he shares some of his thoughts on DePaul's approach to health monitoring.
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New FAQs regarding Pass/D/Fail policy
University Marketing and Communications | August 14, 2020
The university has updated its Pass/D/Fail policy for summer, fall and December intersession on the Return to Campus website.
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Sanitization 101: DePaul's ventilation system improvements
Michelle Patrick | August 14, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DePaul invested in and installed improved ventilation systems to ensure that when everyone returns to campus this fall, they are learning and working in a safe environment.
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University Library expands key services
University Libraries | August 14, 2020
When limited in-person staffing resumed on July 20, the library immediately started working to expand key services, such as reopening the book drops, scanning materials and digitizing DVDs. While the libraries remain closed for the summer, the next tier of services will enhance access to physical and digital material essential to teaching and learning.
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$1 Million gift honors the legacy of Harrison I. Steans
Office of Advancement | August 14, 2020
This week, DePaul announced the establishment of the Harrison I. Steans Graduate Fellowship Program. Housed within the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning and Community Service Studies, the program is made possible by a gift from the Morrison family and the Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation.
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A passion to make this world a better place
Bob Sakamoto | August 14, 2020
Tripp Tuff, a men's tennis player, lives DePaul's Vincentian mission and holds an unshakeable self-belief that his purpose in life is to help the less fortunate.
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Faculty tells tale of hope, duty and endurance
Kathleey Rooney | August 14, 2020
From the green countryside of England and the gray canyons of Wall Street come two unlikely heroes: one a pigeon and the other a soldier. Answering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, the messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, the army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France.
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BIG EAST announces fall sports postponement
DePaul Athletics | August 14, 2020
Due to the unprecedented and continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BIG EAST Conference and its member institutions have announced that fall sports competition will not be conducted in 2020.
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Wellness: What does consent look like on Zoom?
Benjamin Tholotowsky | August 14, 2020
With so many things going digital these days, the only option for collaboration may be to host an online event, meeting or appointment. The stakes are raised even higher when encounters like confidential appointments are held over digital conferencing platforms, such as Skype or Zoom. How do we respect another person's privacy during these events?
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